Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-05

The appearance offs. B Elkins here early
yesterday morning was quickly followed
by q stiffening of the Republican backbone
Mr.. Elkins' unsolicited information that
he was here strictly on railroad business
didn't deceive even the gullible. The
| idea was industTiously disseminated among
| the Republicans that if the election of Mr.
Car den was prevented he would prevent
the election of any one else, and this would
so hOpelessly divide the party that the
State would fall an easy prey to the Re-
publcans next year.
This was the mission of Mr.. Elkins, and
he arrived in the nick of time, and if Mr..
Camden is defeated the propagation of this
idea will defeat him. But if the Republi-
cans build their hopes on carrying West
Viginia because of the failure to elect a
Senator their hopes are OF dust, for Senator
Camden has demanded OF his friends that
if he is not elected they shall elect some
other Democrat upon whom every member
OF the party in the Legislature can unite.
This demand will be respected.
WHIPPED INTO LINE.
Senator Scott said last night: Mr..
Camden's chances, | think, are gone, be-
cause our party has been put INTO line to
prevent his election. And here is where
certain Republican statesmen have made
asses of themselves. They think that by
preventing the election of Camden they
will divide and disrupt the party in the
State. If our people, by staying out of the
Joint convention, had allowed Camden's
friends to elect him, the kickers would
have carried the fight into the next cleo
tion and given us the State. But when it
was found impossible to elect Camden,
Faulkner or Wilson will be chosen by a
solid. Democratic vote, and in three
months all the present trouble will be for
gotten and the party will be harmonious
and united"
THE TINE OF ADJOURNMENT.
. The first thing to be called up in the
House this morning was the resolution
fixing the time for the adjournment of the
Legislature Thursday, May 5th, at II A.
NJ. Amendments and amendments to the
amendments were offered and voted on
variOusly fixing the time up to Friday
noon. The House finally agreed on set
ting the time as Thursday at midnight by
u vote of 35 10 81, such action being com
muuicated to the Senate.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The following resolutions offered by Mr..
Chipley were adopted by vote of 80 to ,:
Re>Oired by the Legislature Of Vest IHgimid:
That the passage of the Interstate Com
merce bill by Congress is heartily approved
by this Legislature, and the thanks of this
body are hereby rendered TO our Senators
and Representatives for their efforts to Sc
cure its passage and we rs body express
the desire that the said bill shall be per-
feCted and carried into effect.
4 communication from the Auditor read
in the House shows the amount unpaid of
claims due the State fund to be S2l 396 60,
and due the general school fund So, O20.S2
A STATEMENT.
The following statement was made by
Dr. Baker, OF st. George, and will 90 in
as evidence in the papers Of the Minear
investigation:
''SOOn after his return from the regular
session of the Legislature OF 1887, A. G.
Mnear presented to me q paper which
he said was petition for the removal of
VIM. NJ. Clayton from being Postmaster
at st. George, which paper he requested
me to sign, which | refused to do.
"B. BAKER"
Il agree that the foregoing statement is
true. A. &. MINEAR."
Two communications have been received
from the Governor this afternoon concern
ing executive appointments. The Senate
late this evening held a short executive
session, hut no action was taken.
BEAUTY CULTURE AND
BRAVERY.
A grand ball was rendered the citizens
of Charleston tonight ut Hotel Ruilner by
a number of members of the Legislature
aud other prominent gentlemen now i'll the
capitol CharlestOn's beauty, culture and
bravery were out in full force this evening
Mai. Ran Stalnakcr was one of the mana
gers OF the affair, and you may he de
pended upon it was success in every par
ticular. Some very elegant and costly
toilets were displayed by the ladies.
c. j. DeSpard, OF Parkersburg, Judge
Taync, OF the Huntington Circuit Court,
Clerk Holly, of Lincoln county, are among
the late arrivals tonight
IL is understood tonight that the Gov
ernOr has sent in Maj. J. c. Anderson,
John Colston, of Jefferson, and Ira Post,
OF Harrison, as Asylum Directors.